[van-discuss] Re: police unlawful arrest

[Mark Bussanich]

Pete:

The law I referred to is s. 8(1) of the Police (Uniforms) Regulation BC Reg.
315/97:

Identification
8 (1) A badge, metal, plastic or cloth, bearing an identification number or
name, shall be worn above the right breast pocket of all uniform officers,
but the wearing of an identification badge by executive and senior officers
shall be at the discretion of the chief constable.

There is nothing (that I know of) saying they have to reveal their identity
to you, just that their identity must be displayed on the uniform.  Also, it
should be noted that this Regulation is part of the BC Police Act which is
only applicable to municipal forces - i.e. excludes the RCMP.

Hope that helps.

Mark


----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Lypkie" <pete at linux-geek.net>
To: <van-discuss at resist.ca>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [van-discuss] Re: police unlawful arrest


> On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 10:29:26AM -0700, Mark Bussanich wrote:
> > All that said, officers are required by law to have a visible ID number
on
> > their uniform (usually on the left chest).
> >
>
> do you have any specifics at hand?  Is this part of the Police Act, or is
it
> some sort of standing order?  Does it apply to both RCMP and Vancouver
> Police, or just one?
>